Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Among other things, the bill revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology assessment
ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2714| Senate
| Updated: 1/7/2020
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Among other things, the bill revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology assessment